Ephesians 4:1-16 – Good Works God Prepared – How To Be United A life worthy of your calling… – Paul finally gets unto the ‘practical stuff’. – Connecting the two halves of Ephesians… the letter helps us understand why Christians do what we do. – Not ‘first God forgave, and now we work’, but ‘God gave us a new identity… so let’s…
Sermons by Dave Brown (Page 10)
Ephesians 1:15-23 – Come And Know God Better For this reason… Paul’s joyful prayer is a response to news of their faith. To feel this kind of reward, invest in the gospel and people. The challenge: how might we do that? I pray that your eyes may be opened… Our biggest hindrance in faith is undervaluing it. The response is not to…
Ephesians 1:1-14 – Every Spiritual Blessing In Christ Welcome to Ephesians… To the saints in Ephesus… Theory and practice Praise be… This is an invitation to praise (but not a command) What is praise? Why is he doing it? Three reasons for praise: Reason 1: We’re chosen Reason 2: We’re redeemed Reason 3: We know where things are going How should we…
The Gospel And Work Where we’ve been in the last couple of weeks Work was made to be good Like everything, work in this world is corrupted. Work: more than just making a living The story of the world: We all know that there are things wrong in the world We all want to be part of making it better The danger:…
Deuteronomy 29-30 – Which God Will You Follow? How can I be sure I’m on the right track in life? Israel’s problem – A past history of failure – A present opportunity to take hold of the Promised Land Our problem – What gives us security in modern life? – What does God have to offer in that? Now choose…
Law … What Is It Good For? Deuteronomy 12-26 A question for Christians and non-Christians alike… what is the law for? – Do we just pick the ones that we like? – Has Jesus fulfilled / done away with it? “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but…
Matthew 7:13-29 – The Choice Of Jesus Introduction: Keeping up appearances. Part 1 – Making the choice Narrow and Wide gates Wise and foolish builders Part 2 – Learning discernment True and false prophets – How do you know? True and false disciples – How do you know? Modern disciples… – If you’re someone who hasn’t made that decision… – If…
Surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses… The context (11:39-40) The great crowd around us Run the race that is set before you Throw off everything that might slow you down Fix your eyes on Jesus… Most of all, be sure to run! Loving discipline We’re each struggling with sin. Discipline is God’s parental guidance Discipline leads to a ‘harvest of righteousness’…
What you need to start a new colony… Sydney: Plans for the first fleet London: John Newton and the Eclectic Society Sydney: The heavy demands of a chaplain.. – Uphold morality – Be a ‘proper churchman’ – Preach the gospel. London: Marsden prepares Sydney: Marsden and the mission to Australasia. Lessons from the chaplains: – Desire for gospel growth – Generosity –…
1) The Church and England in the early 16th century 2) Tyndale’s life and vision 3) The work of translating scripture 4) Tyndale’s legacy: What it means to access scripture – God’s voice is for all to hear – Who do we listen to? – Scripture is for all of life – We’re called to submit to a higher authority